Mystik: New portable tape player by RTM (prototype) tested & compared
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- Introducing "Mystik", the new walkman or portable cassette / tape player from Recording the Masters (RTM) the leading reel-to-reel tape producer in Europe based on the famous BASF and Agfa recipes. Soon they will be lauching a Kickstarter campaign to create the final and enhanced version of the prototype we are testing and comparing in this video. Tape is definitely back!
:: TEST
Mystek: 6:23
Digitnow! (BR602): 12:16
Ion Tape Express: 15:35
Sony WM-EX615: 19:22
:: SPECS
- Mystik
Stereo
Freq. resp: 40Hz-11Khz (Type 1 tape)
Signal-to-noise ratio: 50db
Distorsion: 1%
Wow & Flutter: 0,3%
Headphone output power: 2x2 mW on 32ohms
- Digitnow! & ION Tape Express
N/A
- Sony EX615
Stereo
Freq. resp. 30Hz-18Khz
Power output: 5mW/channel x 2 (@16 ohms)
Impedence load headphones: 8-300ohms
N.B. Forgot to mention that the Mystik has a speed and an azimuth alignment screw!
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This is expensive stupid and ugly shit. Old players is the best!
Has it succeeded in 2021?
@@XinnerthD would you elaborate in how it is not very good? I would like to get a decent player
@@john005_ just look at panasonic rq sx5, sony wm-ex5, sony wm 20, and others.
@@XinnerthD i will, can i find them for the same cost as this? I had a cheap cassette player as a kid but it disappeared. I consider myself beginner, so i want to limit the amount of maintenance I would need to do. I will verify your models.
I think everyone is hoping for a top notch walkman. I'd buy one. I love cassette tape music.
You know, I would just would like one of the cassette players to at least not be made out of flimsy plastic. I always love the cassette players made out of metal like the sony WM-f10 or tps-l2 as those are fantastic classic players!
I agree 100%
The time when I consider cassettes to be back is when proper cassette decks are made again
Just received mine today. I’m surprised its by far the best “new” cassette player I have bought 😊
Cool video! I had a great time with a Sony WM-D6C walkman. It looks like the 80's never end....i love it :-).
Thanks Christoph! I agree, it's a golden retro moment! Special for who was actually alive during the 80's
I love what the play became. The best playing one 1️⃣ out of so many out right now and how tiny it is makes it even better❤❤😊
Man I remember my top of the line Sony Walkman. I would use it daily at work and it sounded awesome. Lone live analog!
This tape you played has so much a "will it blend" vibe! I like it!
The're great!
"We from the development department, surely hope you enjoy our new product. Best regards, Mr. Wow and Dr. Flutter"
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At least the RTM new model was better than the other cheap players - except for the Sony, which was rock solid and very stable, as far as W&F.... Vwestlife did a review of one of these a few days ago, and his model of the RTM was even better with the audible W&F - it sounded great, with no audible, and when he ran test-tones through it, it came up as per spec (not great, admittedly) and sounded decent, with no nasty W&F either... so I think that maybe these 'prototype' units are not all equal at the moment.
I did a speed and wow and flutter test on my own and I got the same risults, 3040/3015hz. I think the type of music I used made the issue, which isn't that bad, more evident.
Very enjoyable, i've been a fan of your channel for a few years now. In the Late 90's to me I got the last drop of quality from cassettes, in those days my car had a cassette deck so i made recordings from Vinyl & CD & was amazed at the quality with Metal / Crome tapes, I remember also in 2001 buying a quality sony walkman, to replace my 1987 walkman, i have looked after this similar to the one in your video, unfortunately i had it out recently & stopped working, i guess its the Belt so will have to get service manual & replace belt ! within a few years ( in 2003 ) i invested in a CD recorder which i used to record off air FM & from Vinyl. I do recall haw bad the pre- recorded cassettes were compaered to the ones i had recorded in real time. Was impressed by the sound of you tape test in this video & think the so called proto type made a good stable flutter free reproduction. thanks again
Thanks man and thanks for sharing your experience! It is difficult to serve these devices but once done its portable heaven, especially the high end models!
I'll be looking for their final product....Great review...
Thanks!
@14:02 that sarcasm had me in in stiches 'you can have em on ya phone' lol
So much for cassette players! But that group ! Calibro 35. They're great stuff! Excellent jazz-movie style music ! Thanks for making me discover this great Italian? Group. I'm now a fan. Salutations from Canada.
That's positive!
Amazing presentation. Thank you
Great video as always i do love cassettes :-)
ANA DIA LOG : un’altra splendida recensione, quale Tu solo sai regalarci.- Lo stupore nostro quindi, non ci coglie impreparati, sapendo a priori che la Tua descrizione dei piccoli riproduttori di cassette, sarà ben lungi dall’annoiarci, offrendoci anzi nuovi orizzonti, di ciò che quel supporto può ancora rivelarci.- Grazie da Aldo.-
Aldo ma adesso mi commmenti anche in rima...ma sei un poeta!! Grazie!
I like the sound of the first one . I would buy it.
I’m old enough to remember high end cassette recorders. I also remember the screw on battery compartment on the Sony. For now, streaming is the winner for me.
it's a pity that the kickstarter has not advanced, it was a good idea, they wanted to do something good
Fabolous video, made with all the quality or previous ones. I thought this walmans were not manufactured anymore. And is good to know that exists a new mardet of these apparatus. Tnank you once more from Argentina.
Dude! Gotta thank you for recommending Calibro 35. Just listened to them. Absolutely fantastic!
Great!
That's cool. I'm glad companies are making more high quality versions of these again. The only really good cheap Walkman out there is probably the Jensen one. It's a bit cheaply made but it plays tapes at least very decent for the price, about $20 at most at Target, which is actually really reasonable. It also has a radio on it too so there's that.
I agree with you on the Jensen walkmans. Although ive noticed that the 2018 model sounds worse than the 2019 model. Which I own both so i can easily verify that.
@@christronicsdereksrandomness36 Yeah. I managed to fix mine and now it's doing well (new batteries and an adjustment in the speed adjustment screw in the back). It hasn't given me any trouble so far.
@@tjs2014 Thats good to hear!
Got a 1983 sony WM-f10ii working, pristine, love the metal construction
Only 80’s-90’s sold out Walkmen just better sounding,the knowledge technology just different in the past. Thanks for sharing.
After this vid I ... went to ebay and bought me some proper walkman by Toshiba, I had back in the day in the 80's - thank you!
Whoopee! I'll be into this. I still have my old Sony Professional and spillt fruit juice on it and couldn't get it fixed. The Agency flatly refused because it of the digital technology replacing the analogue. And NOW. Thank you for this tape.
Carolle Enkelmann Go on eBay and buy a used Sony. The current ones are guaranteed to disappoint you.
It is sadly hearing this. Many people refuse repair these purely analogue things. Five months ago, I have received a retro player known as D6C, The first question is, all normal but coming with one major problem, playing too fast, later on, finding many things broken to get major fixed and restored. That messager warns me must be careful or his cyclop master refuse my asking anymore.
@@tookitogo Used Sony in 1980s has some issues such as bias fixed, might be a reason why cannot get something as close as listening . Because of being considerate and more testings, I think the purposed recorder might be a good idea as the being is designed by who makes tapes.
KENNETH的遊戲頻道 LEETUMBRAGAMES Except it’s not really. Maaaaaaaybe they had some influence on the circuit design, but they had zero control over the mechanical design and the heads. You can pair the best electronics with a crap tape transport and heads, and it’ll be just slightly less crappy. But it’ll never be as good as a high quality player from the 80s or 90s that’s in good condition.
@@tookitogo When one thing solved, another thing appear. I have my D6C, the playing of course, is more outstanding than Deck , we perhaps know how heavy, how crazy the box is. For recording part, I'm afraid that model has fixed bias which I rarely understand, Perhaps someone might help with, at least can tune for SM900 based Fox C60 (type-I) , TDK SA at least?
@anadialog Thanks for introducing Calibro 35! What a great band! I fell in love with their albums, greetings from Chile!
Yes, the are amazing!
The stick battery in the Sony player (NC 6WM) is a Ni-MH one rather than Li-ion or Li-pol.
Yes, you are completely right! I realized I made a mistake immediately after I said that! Thanks for pointing that out!
I highly recommend buying 91~96’s Japanese Walkman because the late 90’s models are using plastic wheels to capstans. Therefore, It makes a big wow and flatters when you shake the Walkman. However, there is some cool Walkman in the late 90’s~early 2000. For example, WM-EX20 and WM-EX2000. These Walkmen have “MEGA SURROUND”. I have never tried these before but that sounds amazing.
Thanks!
I personally have a workable retro player known as D6C, It seems if for purely playing , can be outstanding. If I need record new tapes then I will have to find a better deck to do it. Since the Mystik might be able to deal with one real problem except battery , If this happens ,then I might need using france code to deal with that.
Very interesting and informative comparison of cassetteplayers! I bought a late (last?) Sony cassette walkman which is very plasticky and a bit flimsy. It is calibrated for just type 1 tape and no dolby. Actually it sounds rather good though so the electronics and drivemecanism/motor must be of good quality. It`s a Sony WM-EX 194.
If you like that, you should try the top players by Sony, they are amazing. Here is an video where I briefly presented them: th-cam.com/video/KejALl22RU4/w-d-xo.html
If you want that 70s B movie feel that Super USB player is great!
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Thank you so much for this review. I hope you're gonna test the future walkman from the brand We Are Rewing (which is still in pre-sale now). I think I'm gonna buy the RTM for now ! Really great video !
The RTM did not succeed in its Kickstarter crowd funding. No production. :-(
I hope this new walkman gets released soon😊
N.B. Just a quick comment on the Mystik price, specs and azimuth:
The current walkman (Le Toile Sur Ecoute) is selling their kit (walkman + cassettes + a retro box) for 69€ here: walkman-la-toile-sur-ecoute.myshopify.com/
In the video I was just saying that the CURRENT walkman is probably around 50€.
I HAVE NO IDEA OF THE FINAL PRICE OF THE MYSTIK. RTM did not inform me on this because I think they are still deciding what to put in the player and where to invest more, besides seeing how the kickstrarter will go.
I can confirm that the Mystik does have a speed and an azimuth alignment screw!
SPECS are in the video description
How is this thing a "prototype", if it's literally a product anyone could buy right now? RTM is not being honest, and I feel like that's going to bite them in the butt down the road. I see no reason to "Kickstart" a product I can already buy, if they're making a few mere tweaks.
The external part will be completely different, plus some good reworking inside and new tech like bluetooth.. let's see...it depends from the results of the kickstarter!
@@anadialog Indeed. It's probable they are using the existing player as the basis, the mechanism, the recording features, most (or all) of the electronics for example. But the new player will have a new design, less toy like by the looks of it, and of course it is planned to have Bluetooth. True it isn't a prototype though, more a version 1.
Glad I got the jump on the cassette resurrection. That being said, while not being an audiophile or needing to buy the top of the line electronics, even I know that you should stick to a refurbished EX walkman or other notable models by other manufacturers. Just got a Sanyo M-V40K boombox this morning and I cant wait to clean it up. It plays perfectly and I'll nickname it " 'Ol Reliable" given that it can be a bit wonky sometimes, but a little fiddling always makes it work out well in the end.
Glad to hear you joined the community😁
Me too, but my mission was finding a suitable being to backup old tapes as many as possible (D6C is one of examples). Now, Because of some special demands, I now need a workable recorder to get my business started.
Huge difference between those 2 cassette players. I agree with the order you put them in. The sony sounded so much better to me using decent headphones, sounded like it also had better lows
In this case we can really say they don't make them like they used to.
Well, what I did understand from Techmoan is that there are lots of bad Tanashin transports, but also some reasonably good ones. He had one in a Japanese made Sony boombox of recent years. But it's quite likely indeed that this cool walkman is indeed Tanashin based. Who's going to really design a new transport from the ground up right?
But I AM going to run with your tip for a good, affordable 90s Walkman though! To be used next to 3 Nakamichi's ;)
Thank!!
It's not Tanashin. Just compare the stampings. It's the same transport used in $10 Cassette-to-USB/MP3 players from China like the one that makes appearance in this video - well not entirely identical, but you'll find so many identical pieces that you have to conclude that it's from the same manufacture. NOT TANASHIN, worse than Tanashin.
Stop repeating the lie that Tanashin is the only mechanism. It's the only mechanism used in boom boxes, but this is a compact mechanism, not a full size one.
In my cassette playback days I used to align the playback head (with a tiny screw driver) to achieve optimum quality - I found that various recordings does not stick to a "standard" alignment (if there is such thing). Not sure if modern cassette recording had such issue ?
I understand but I wanted to replicate how this uniti will be used, not its maximum quality. That is because the target is a casual listener that wants to listen to cassette with a good quality. Optimizing the player is something that this type of target will never do. Fixing the azimuth, BTW, means doing that for every tape if you want the best performance. Perhaps you are referring to a better allignment in general, well again, people are not going to fiddle around a Walkman, although we audiophiles can surely do that. Also calibrate the speed etc. but that is a different story. The hope here is that RTM sells a huge load of these because better presented and with better quality than the rest and subsequently make a higher quality version or see Sony get back in the game.
Thanks for this! I really enjoyed it.
(Small suggestion for English, “what is this” is always a question, use “what this is” for any declarative statement. It’s something that most non-native speakers say 👍)
True! Thanks!
Eric Kuehne. Actually, you should not say “What this is”, you should say “this is”, without “what”. However that’s a trivial detail as for most posting on here English is their second language, for me and unfortunately most whose English is their main language it’s also sadly our only language. I’d love to one other languages, even if it was not perfectly.
Cr Comments I would love to be fluent in another language as well. And you’re right!! I’m apparently not the one that should be correcting people on grammar....
Great review and thank you for that. Please take care with the dust cover on your AT-LP120. Sliding items on and off it will lead to lots of marks in the plastic.
Thanks, well, its a little late for that! ;-)
Usually you can't detect much difference in sound over TH-cam, but in this video each player is so much different from the others that it was very clear to me that the Sony blew the others out of the water. And speaking of water, that's what the Agptek device sounded like it was under.
In fact, that is why this time I did not put the rips for download.
wow..Thank you for clip. I like this too.
Welcome back
I have an original Walkman mine was made in 89 I take it to school with me every day sometimes I take teachers down memory Lane
Cool!
Do the cassettes rattle when you walk through the hallway?
I take my Walkman to school, well it's a tcs. I feel like we'd be friends if we went to the same school
That's great bud. Take good care of it. They are collectible pieces id buy a 90's or 2000's one for everyday use
@@bryanotero123 Everybodys gangster until they have to recap their walkmans lol
I really would like to see how it compares to Sony´s state of the art walkman WM-DD9. Ive just realized that I dont have any more true anlog recordings (all audio chain) on my stuff. Thats sad =/
I will do that when the real Mystik is released!
I have the B-1000EW, I don’t know if you’re familiar but I tried recording music using a maxell 90 via my computer and connected both male to male cords to the cassette and computer and pressed play and record on the music and cassette like you would normally do but instead it just recorded the noise it picked up through its build it microphone, could you help me find why and how I can fix this problem, it being a cord problem or the cassette itself? Thanks
Apart from the fact that you are using a mic input, not a line input. So maybe you damaged the input and that is why it's only picking up the built in mic. Most probably, it was already damaged. It's a poor quality mono recording. I wouldn't bother. If your want to record get a deck, simple vintage. Here is a video I did on the topic: th-cam.com/video/F3Bv7EUhSy8/w-d-xo.html
@@anadialog yeah I was thinking of just getting a deck, thank you for the help I appreciate it
Thanks, grande
Great video- i still love cassettes. By the way, are you going to list the records and CD's you bought in Japan? Keep up the good work.
Absolutely yes! I am preparing a new dedicated video. Will be out soon, promise!
Whats the best way to make a mixtape? I want to make some for my car
Whoa! The RTM unit is running at what I would call "Speedy Gonzales" tempo compared to the Sony! Please compare both players by skipping back and forth between say, minute 6:42 (RTM Mystik) and 19:42 (Sony) and you will hear the substantial difference in speed. If you do this of course you should also notice a more "brittle" sound reproduction on the cheaper player.
The Sony by far is the more organized, natural, relaxed sounding player. I also hear more lower frequency even though thus far I am only monitoring through my laptop. Also, I sense a bit less tape his with the Sony during playback. Clearly proof positive that the high frequency on the Mystik player is tipped up.
Great video nonetheless. Thanks for taking the time ANA[DIA]LOG!!!
P.S. Please note I did not even bother mentioning the other two players because they are not worth mentioning. They were truly deplorable.
True...thanks for pointing that out!
@@anadialog You're very welcome. I guess it's something else you want to point out to the fine folks at RTM. Over than that, like you say, with some mechanical tweaking and a cosmetic makeover I think we have a real winner here!
In VWestlife's recent review video of this prototype, he pointed out that there is a motor speed adjustment screwhole on the back of the unit, so if yours is running fast you can adjust it. However, the one he received was running pretty much at the correct speed out of the box.
I have a couple of Sony logical recording walkmans I had bought more than 20 years ago,,,,one of them still works as it should with the remote control headset cord. The other walkman won't play due to the mode switch playing up,,but the radio still works well. Both do have auto reverse recording. Only had to replace the belts once,,and re-adjusted motor speed. At least the sound,,without too much bass,,,sounds nice and clear,,one of them I bought new,,back in 2000. Models are wm-gx670 and 677. Auto reverse recording models with am/fm stereo radio.
Second walkman you basically just started playing a 78 vinyl from the 1910's lol
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I own that one. The super usb one. Wanted to look into getting a Sony direct drive. Thought the song d6c doesn’t suffer the problems of the other DD’s. I am really doubting such. Oh the auto reverse on it is good. Wish I could get a DD9. DONT have the financial resources or the mechanical knowledge to get a good Walkman. How good are the belts on these old Walkman’s? Is the EX678 worth getting? Also, and I apologize for these questions but I am really interested in getting good tape machines, but if I wanted a good mono tape deck, would the Sony TC-D5 be a good idea? Don’t have an interest in stereo. What I’m looking for is an easy to use, reliable, good quality mono tape deck. Any suggestions? Tried going to a subreddit for cassettes but for some reason it won’t let me start a thread.
I apologize for the wall of text.
im happy with my 1987 panasonic that i got new old stock off ebay a few years ago paired with my koss portapro classics. has auto reverse cassette mech,and an am/fm fm stereo tuner and sounds great.
Panasonic made the best stuff.
I really hope RTM can improve the Mystek's sound quality, because it sounded shrill and cheap while the Sony Walkman was very smooth with far more definition and separation. I also hope they'll keep it affordable instead of price gouging. BTW what Mp3 bitrate does the ION use for recording? Most are (crap) 128 kbps.
Well, the Ion can import the files with a good software also in WAV with CD quality, not bad.
@@anadialog Thats good, I might pick one up. I have a lot of old airchecks from my radio days that I want to digitize.
@@wildbilltexas Reminds me of th-cam.com/video/H7j0hwFtK4A/w-d-xo.html
dont listen to mp3, period. bad for the ears.
@@Projacked1 Meh. Nonsense.
Thank you for the review..maybe one step closer to a all new basic good quality cassette tape deck..
The Mystik Walkman has an amazing Fast Forward speed
Congrats, bro! That’s very cool they asked you to do that.
Oh, man. None of them really sounded good at all. Is that what I listened to when I was around 12 yrs old? Woh!
The 2nd one was just awful! OMG, was it bad.
How’d ya like Japan, and how long were you there for? First time there? Please tell me you did a tea ceremony and went to a Japanese bath house. Both are so relaxing... 😌
I mentioned to you that I’d visited there and went to a couple of the shops you showed like Disc Union and Tower. I slept in one of those hotels with the many pods stacked next to and on each other.
Besides the record shopping, Japan is such a wonderful place. I love it. Tokyo is a wonderland of lights and small shops everywhere, and it’s a very clean city too. Such a wonderfully humble and friendly place steeped in so much history and culture.
They're not that bad! The second one YES. I agree with your description of Japan. It is amazing the level or organization and cleanness. Their culture is traditional and avangard, I love that contrast. Yes, I did do onsen and tea ceremony and many other traditional aspects, we loved that part...we even slept and prayed with the monks in Koyasan...so cool!
Sounds good. I’d spend money to buy one 😎📻🍺🍕
Ciao
L'unica cosa che mi fa evitare l'acquisto (nel caso riuscissero a raccogliere la somma giusta) è la mancanza del gancio per poterlo attaccare ai pantaloni, ho sempre avuto questa fissa.
Domanda : vale la pena comprare walkman anni 90 ancora imballati? Non c'è il rischio che la cinghia sia andata in malora dopo tutti questi anni e quindi poi bisogna portarlo a fare sistemare?
Esatto, sono costosissimi e quasi sicuramente la cinghia è andata. Meglio altro che ha lavorato. L'importante è accertarsi delle condizioni, meglio se è già andato in Assistenza per una message a punto.
@@anadialog Grazie! Buon weekend!
This unit may not be the Gold Standard that we were used to but let's hope that it lights a fire in the cassette industry..
After all, you have to start somewhere, right ? This Is exciting.. Let's hope that this catches on.. I Want My Analog ! !
Next step: Chromium Dioxide Type II
Lary
I completely agree with you Lary!
Chrome Type II and Metal Type IV tapes will never be made again. EPA rules got much more strict and those tapes are more toxic to the environment to make with all kinds of heavy metals and pollutants as waste byproducts poisoning everything. Get used to Type I normal bias tapes which, on a good vintage deck with Dolby C or Dolby S and HXPro, sound really good with the right tape (like TDK D or Maxell UR).
Never say never. Plus I am sure that if we got to the point of the need to make them technology would come up with a type V cassette, blowing everything out of the water....let's think positive and towards the future...analog CAN coexists with digital and new technologies!
@@anadialog amen brother!!
12:29 Where is "Let There Be sound!" when you need him lol
Hey now! Thanks for the shout out!!! :-)
It's now post kickstarter and in their store. Could you please retest?
It seems like a decent player, i have 4 sony walkman's, 3 need repairs..only one works as of right now. The TPS-L2.
I ran the sound into Audacity from all 4 units, the Sony had the best frequency responce, followed by the ION, then the "prototype", and last the digitnow which clearly had other issues. I want the Sony, I have a old sony tape deck and its great but i'd love that little walkman :)
Cool! Remember though that TH-cam compressed the hell out of them.
@@anadialog true, while I only know that sound is degraded a bit by compression, seems to me that it should have affected them equally, so the Sony probably sounds even better than it came across which was very good, but there is no helping that digitnow unit. and thanks for testing that by the way, I had thought of picking one up not knowing just how bad they actually sound. I've been using a Sony TC-K615S to record my collection of tapes to the PC, some I've had since 1980. Here is a topic you can cover, what can you use to replace the foam pad on a cassette. I've been taking good ones from tapes I've already recorded.
I was looking at the AD-850 (combined CD/cassette player with a USB interface for recording the latter) by Teac a while back and thought it looked decent, but when I checked the more detailed specs saw that it only rips mp3s at 128kb... which is exactly the same as the USB cassette recorders you find on Amazon. I'd expect the deck itself to better, obviously, but it amazes me that they'd put out something costing (at this time) just under £400 that's as limited in terms of format/rip quality.
Not bad for a basic machine. The second one you played had serious speed control issues ( wow & flutter )
Thankfully I have a Walkman pro should I ever need to listen to a cassette.
There is only one cassette mechanism manufacturer left, so these all probably have the same tape mechanism (besides the Sony obviously) but just different guts for amplification.
I know this was 11 months ago... Is this model Mystik out now and has it improved from the proto-type you demonstrated?...
Unfortunately tye kickstarter did not make the pledge...no Mystik for now :-(
@@anadialog I have a Sony DD2 but the center gear needs replacing as it makes a noise and tape gets tangle.. I need to find someone to fix it for me.. I seen the parts on eBay no very pricey... This unit be well worth fixing as it is in nice condition with original protective case.. I found it at a local Goodwill for $5.00 awhile back...
19:40 this model have a cable remote control and the Remote have a "SOUND" button. Pressing this button we can activate MEGA BASS OR GROOVE, did you activated? If I'm not wrong... it's impossible if you don't have the Remote control (cable). Thanks amazing video.
You are correct. Yes, of course I have the remote. As I have explained in the video I turned off Dolby and the Mega Bass. Since the other ones clearly do not have that I wanted to make a more fair comparison by turning everything off.
@@anadialog Excellent . Nice video. Thanks from Seoul. I'm brazilan living in asia since 2010.
I would like to see a remake of the Sony ex670 series or whatever it was called, barely and hiss due to (I think it was the second Dolby nr) I'd take it out with me but I don't have the gumstick charger and don't want to lose it D:
A slim walkman that is affordable and sounds okay would be great. Don't see th point in Bluetooth, just adds bulk
Watching this .... Didn't have a clip about that french Project, building a new cassette walkman in an Aluminium housing. At that time they still worked on on and customers had the possibillity to pre-order a device for 100€.
I did and never heard a word from these guys. Can you provide some further information. I'd love to find out, whether there will be a delivery or whether my money is gone.
Thanks in advance for a quick answer ....
I am not sure if you are referring to this project on Kickstarter. If so, you are not charged unless the project is fully financed and that did not happen. There is a link in the video description.
Does this offer protection from recording on cassette where the tabs have been removed? or is it still possible to record by accident?
If the tabs have been removed from the cassette you can't record
@@anadialog what is a cassette tab? Im sort of a newbie.
Sure, tabs are the little plastic pieces on top of the cassettes covering the lateral holes, aka notches. You can brake them off and the cassette is protected, it cannot be recorded. If you change your mind just put two small pieces of scotch tape and you can record again.
How’s the built in speaker sound?
Pretty bad!
Eeeeeewww! Put it back in the good expensive one! Even though my phone speaker was more open sounding. Wow and flutter stunk on the other
How well does the prototype record?
Is the mic input stereo? I want to get a portable walkman that I can record mixtapes with
Then go Sony. Possibly the Pro Walkman. This new stuff is truly inaudible in terms of quality. Plus, you need a VU meter to correctly record on tape.
@@anadialog a little out of my price range 😅 could you send me a link for this tape player? I don't need the recording function but I do want an affordable portable tape player
Yes, they are expensive, especially now, but it's a great investment. Justbsearch eBay or similar sites for the Sony WM-D6C...otherwise something larger like a Marantz PMD 430
@@anadialog I've found a tcm-150 in my price range. It says it has stereo mic input, and the price is high enough to not make me uncomfortable. I'm not an audiophile by any means, I'll be listening through $100 headphones. What do you think? Will this work at all?
That is for voice recording memos. The quality is going to be painful. I am not sure it has a line input. If you like music and like it to be faithful, not corrupted by distortion and noise, then you are an audiophile. If not, then a mono Walkman on Amazon will do!
mamma mia che suono il walkman sony!! io ne ho 3 di questi modelli slim, ex 610, ex 568 e un aiwa pc202
The most obvious advantage of the prototype is that the speed is way more constant, the other two models wiggle a lot.
Would've liked something like this, shame the Kickstarter failed.
Im too late on this, but hope they do it anyway
The Kickstarter failed. Maybe they will update the project and try again...
What would you say was Sony top playing walkman?...I have a Sony DD2 I bought a year ago from a thrift store for $4.99 with the original protective case...It does suffer from center gear issues..It's a solid unit with weight obvious...I'm looking around if there is a an repair shop to fix this issue...I know you can buy a better made center gear replacement at a decent price on eBay...Is it typical these DD2 to have a notable running sound? I know with the headphones you don't hear it..But you can hear that crack sound noise...Thanks for your input and awesome videos....Rock on my friend.
Well I actually did a huge video on the topic, maybe you would enjoy it. Here is a link: th-cam.com/video/KejALl22RU4/w-d-xo.html
DD2 and all Direct Drive models are superior but yes, you must solve the gear issue!
does it have a chrome, metal EQ switch ??
Nope!
Where can I find the French bundle?
They didn't make it in the end but the prototype is for sale here: store.recordingthemasters.com/products/b-1000ew-walkman
@ANA[DIA]Log Will you cover the upcoming WeAreRewind project for new cassette tape player? It seems that only one youtuber did a review of the kickstarter for now, unfortunately in spanish. I cannot understand much. (Francisco R. T.)
I did see that some weeks or months ago...doesn't seem very promising and quite bulky...but hey, it's a start!
Hello,
I have a lot of Japanese re-releases of jazz records (prestige, blue note, Atlantic, ...) bought in the early 80's in France. The covers of these discs are luxuriously conform to the originals, but what are these discs worth in terms of sound quality? I guess it's good, do you have any idea ?
I no longer have a turntable to listen to these records but I really want to taste this hearing pleasure again.
Thanks
I owned a simple direct drive technics turntable and Shure M97HE cartridge at that time.
Japanese pressings are highly sought for. In most cases they are superior to the original releases also because they worked with the original master tapes. Keep them tight and get a good cart to make them sing!
Do you have news about HD Vinyls ?
They are facing a lot of tests and issues. The new date SHOULD be Summer 2020. Here is their roadmap to release: hdvinyl.org/roadmap-2020/
A good try from the newcomers. But they can do it better, as you say.
The comparison with a REAL Walkman by SONY is quite deffinitive (and a good guide for beginners).
I am sure someone could come up with a stylish looking portable cassette player, with auto reverse, a playback noise reduction system similar to Tascam's, bass boost etc. The problem isn't the design, it's the mechanism. Like it or not the only mechanisms available are from Tanashin and they just aren't a patch on even most budget mechanisms from the 80s and 90s. Sony and Tascam both manage to get decent performance out of Tanashin mechanisms in their latest boomboxes and tapedecks but a good part of that is probably down to their own electronics, and maybe their engineers having some say in tweaking the mechanisms themselves for better performance. Unless RTM are able to have some major input into that side of things I can't see it being any better performance wise than the prototype. Time will tell though.
I truly hope that they are reading your comments and taking notes...fingers crossed!
I got an old Panasonic boombox for free (the CD player is broken) with what looks like the Tanashin mechanism in (it has that curly spring), it sounds pretty good but, as you said, it's probably down to the electronics. When I get a good deck for my "proper" system I'm going back to the 80's!
ANA[DIA]LOG It also doesn’t help that Dolby will not license Dolby noise reduction any more. Somebody makes a clone of Dolby B (what’s used in the new Tascam), but Dolby C and S are absolutely impossible to incorporate now. :(
@@tookitogo That' unfortunate, and will prevent many people from properly enjoying cassettes. I wonder if, instead of Dolby Noise Reduction, a new Noise Reduction Standard option could be introduced involving a simple increase in the highs during recording and the same reduction in the highs during playback. However, unlike with Dolby it would always be on. It would be much like the RIAA curve for LPs/45s.
I agree, Sony is a way much better then anything before it in this video.
But.. second and third.. waw how bad they are ! :)
And thanks for new music :) I will research for.
Nice, where's the kickstarter link?
They haven't released it yet...it will be in the video description ASAP.
the one thing i dislike about those sony wm-ex models is that the headphone amps are not powerful
I agree, most older ones are better!
L'aimant du haut-parleur ne risque-t'il pas d'effacer les cassettes à la longue ? Il me parait bien proche de la bande.
I want one.
I agree, much better.
I have my Sony Walkman WM -EX 512 this is vintage Quality! It plays every Day still in 2020!
With technologies available now even better cassette walkmans could be made than the past models but the market isn't big enough so it's not worth the effort for the companies. It would be lovely if anyone created a cassette walkman these days that could beat the classic sony wm-ex672.
True...
Ho walkman 😍😍😍